Yahoo CFO resigns

Yahoo has lost another key member of its management team with the departure of Blake Jorgensen

Yahoo chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen has resigned from the company, just a day after he told delegates at a Goldman Sachs technology conference that the firm would not be opposed to a deal which could see it sell off parts of the business.

A brief SEC filing issued today read as follows:

"Yahoo announced that Blake Jorgensen, chief financial officer of the company, will be leaving the company. The company has initiated a search for a new chief financial officer. Mr Jorgensen will remain with the company as its chief financial officer through a transition period."

It is unknown whether the move was forced after these comments, but it is unlikely to be coincidence that new chief executive Carol Bartz today announced a new management structure to employees.

Bartz wrote on the company's Yodal Anecdotal blog: "For us working at Yahoo, it means everything gets simpler. We'll be able to make speedier decisions, the notorious silos are gone, and we have a renewed focus on the customer."